Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH decreased its stake in shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Free Report) by 95.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 7,430 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock after selling 141,412 shares during the period. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH's holdings in Ford Motor were worth $74,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Tallon Kerry Patrick bought a new position in shares of Ford Motor during the 4th quarter valued at about $116,000. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC lifted its stake in Ford Motor by 29.3% during the fourth quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 40,351 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $399,000 after purchasing an additional 9,143 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC boosted its holdings in Ford Motor by 8.7% during the fourth quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC now owns 24,269 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $240,000 after buying an additional 1,934 shares in the last quarter. Swedbank AB grew its position in Ford Motor by 9.7% in the fourth quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 1,033,923 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $10,236,000 after buying an additional 91,260 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Busey Bank increased its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 25.9% in the fourth quarter. Busey Bank now owns 31,419 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $311,000 after buying an additional 6,465 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 58.74% of the company's stock.
Ford Motor Price Performance
F traded down $0.44 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $9.95. 131,496,581 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 77,856,619. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $10.00 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $10.01. The firm has a market capitalization of $39.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.53. Ford Motor has a one year low of $8.44 and a one year high of $14.85.
Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.02) by $0.16. Ford Motor had a return on equity of 16.88% and a net margin of 3.18%. The business had revenue of $40.66 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $35.99 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.49 EPS. Ford Motor's quarterly revenue was down 6.2% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts predict that Ford Motor will post 1.47 EPS for the current year.
Ford Motor Dividend Announcement
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 2nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 12th will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, May 12th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.03%. Ford Motor's payout ratio is 48.00%.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of brokerages recently weighed in on F. Sanford C. Bernstein cut Ford Motor from a "market perform" rating to an "underperform" rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $9.40 to $7.00 in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $9.00 to $8.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. UBS Group lowered their price objective on Ford Motor from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 10th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on Ford Motor from $9.00 to $10.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 6th. Finally, BNP Paribas upgraded Ford Motor to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have issued a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $10.03.
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Ford Motor Company develops, delivers, and services a range of Ford trucks, commercial cars and vans, sport utility vehicles, and Lincoln luxury vehicles worldwide. It operates through Ford Blue, Ford Model e, and Ford Pro; Ford Next; and Ford Credit segments. The company sells Ford and Lincoln vehicles, service parts, and accessories through distributors and dealers, as well as through dealerships to commercial fleet customers, daily rental car companies, and governments.
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